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New Year Retreat

Welcoming in the New Year
​
​A Sangha Led Retreat
This retreat is for anyone wanting the opportunity to slow down, recharge and restore. It is ONLY suitable for people who have previously attended at least one 5 day silent meditation retreat.
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Take time to connect with: 
 - Your meditation practice... through following the schedule of a meditation retreat, alternating sitting, and walking meditation sessions.  
- Your body... through two daily sessions of mindful movement. Enjoy taking walks in the bush and soaking up the beauty on offer in the retreat centres gardens. 
- Your dhamma community...join in a sharing circle; or a discussion group, a once daily opportunity to practice mindful listening and speaking. (topics to be advised). On different evenings, there will be a special session of either poetry; music; a night walk and of course, a New Year's Eve celebration (details to follow). 

The retreat will be coordinated and facilitated by two experienced dharma practitioners. It will have a structure and a schedule to create and support a safe, cohesive, and nurturing environment. Click  here  to check the  Retreat Schedule. 

At this retreat, you may choose to take part in what is being offered or follow your own guidance. 
 

About the venue

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The retreat will be held at the Brahma Kumaris Centre for Spiritual Learning in Wilton, NSW, approximately 75 minutes’ drive from Sydney. Accommodation is in comfortable twin share rooms with en suites. Serene gardens and bushland surround the meditation centre.

When: December 29th 2020 to January 3rd 2021
Times: Arrive 4 pm and finish 2 pm 
Where: Brahma Kumaris Centre, Wilton
​Cost: The retreat fee covers accommodation and meals.
  • Twin Share and Single rooms are at same rate during Pandemic restrictions - $750. 
  • Concession - $650.  For full time students, pensioners and unemployed. 
For more information email Renata or call 0450 951 398​
This retreat is now full. Please apply to be on waiting list by following step one below:
To register is a two step process:

Step 1: Fill up your Registration form
Step 2: Book and Pay - click here
Note: If you will be requesting a scholarship, please complete the registration form as well as the scholarship form below.

Scholarships 
Scholarships for all SIM retreats are available for people who need assistance paying the full fee and do not qualify for the concession. 
 Click here for more information.​ Please note that the deadline for scholarship applications is November 10th. 

Covid Update for your Safety:
All necessary precautions will be in place during the retreat. Detailed information on hygiene and distancing rules will be advised  prior to the retreat to ensure the safety of all.
Event Terms and Conditions
Retreat scholarships ​​​
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  • Home
  • Events Calendar
  • About us
    • Membership
    • About us, AGM & Constitution
    • Committee
    • Our History
    • Newsletter
  • Groups
    • Blue Mountains
    • Bondi Junction
    • Illawara
    • Inner West
    • Newcastle
    • North Sydney
    • Northern Beaches (Oxford Falls)
    • Northern Beaches (Warriewood)
    • Southern Highlands
  • Teachers
  • Resources
    • Reading list
    • Teachers Reflections >
      • Winton Higgins. January 2018
      • Jonathan Page. May 2018
      • Gawaine Powell Davies. November 2017
      • Jill Shepherd. October 2017
    • Participant Reflections on SIM Retreats >
      • New Years Retreat 2019/2020
      • Deepening into Stillness 2017
      • New Year Retreat 2016
  • Contact Us